When I go to a DOS box and type in "ipconfig /all" - I understand the
result for my Ethernet Connection. But the overall "Windows IP
Configuration" I am not so sure of. Can someone explain:

1) the "Node Type"
2) why it says "IP Routing Enabled = NO" ???
3) WINS = 127.0.0.1 (why is WINS the loopback addr?)

Thanks in advance - here I am pasting the command and the results. I
have a LinkSysy router and Motorola Surfboard Cable modem:

c:\windows\ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : dad
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 3:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : chvlva.adelphia.
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : 3Com OfficeConnect
Interface Card (3CSOHO100B-TX)
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-04-75-B5-A7-4
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.100
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 24.51.159.130
24.51.159.133
24.51.159.130
Primary WINS Server . . . . . . . : 127.0.0.1

gn107001 <> wrote in message news:<np0govcmee643qkloaoq17q94o0is84bob@4ax.com>. ..
attempt to use a Wins server, or two if a secondary one is specified,
if this fails it will then make a broadcast to attempt to resolve the
name. Other options are Wins only, broadcast only or broadcast first,
and only try Wins if this fails; I can't think of a reason why you
would want to do this. This can be set as an opion on the DHCP
server, the option is known as 'Netbios node type, I can't remember
the option number, and to select the hybrid mode, the value is set to
8.


this sounds wrong. As you are a hybrid node, it would attempt to
query a Wins server on itself, if there wasn't one this would
obviously fail, since there is no secondary Wins server specified, it
would then broadcast to attempt to resolve the address. This should
work as long as the destination is on the same subnet. An attempt to
resove a name on a different subnet would fail, unless there was an
entry for it in the LMHOSTS file.